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2020 Case Processing Summary: by gender
Rates for Delinquency Offenses

RATE All Males Females
Juvenile arrests per 1,000 persons in population 12.3 17.2 7.3
Cases referred per 100 juvenile arrests 123.7 127.5 114.3
Cases diverted per 100 cases referred 26.2 23.9 32.6
Cases detained per 100 cases referred 25.1 27.0 19.9
Cases petitioned per 100 cases referred 54.3 57.3 46.2
Cases adjudicated per 100 cases petitioned 48.6 50.2 42.9
Probation cases per 100 adjudicated cases 66.1 65.1 70.3
Placement cases per 100 adjudicated cases 26.8 28.4 20.4
Cases judicially waived per 100 cases petitioned 1.1 1.3 0.3
Suggested Citation: Puzzanchera, C., Sladky, A., and Kang, W. (2023). National Racial and Ethnic Disparities (R/ED) Databook. Developed by the National Center for Juvenile Justice for the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. Online. Available: https://www.ojjdp.gov/ojstatbb/r-ed-databook/
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